"Let your hands and legs function but let a part of your mind steadily hold to the idea of the Divine Essence in you." Swami Chinmayananda        
 
 


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In the Ramayana, when Sri Rama is searching for Sita, he comes to a place near the Rishyamukha mountain in Kishkindha. Sugriva, the vanquished & banished brother of Vali was hiding in the mountain. On seeing Sri Rama & Lakshmana, he thought they were spies sent by Vali to kill him.So, he sent Hanuman to enquire. Hanuman dressed as a Brahmin goes to both of them, introduces himself and makes enquiries. Before Sri Rama replies the queries, he compliments Hanuman’s wisdom & communication skills to Lakshmana.

Speak the Truth. Speak Lovingly. Speak beneficially.
   

Stress Management

Don’t Let Stress Mess!!!
   
1. Be Yourself. Find out your temperament and act in-line with it. Imitation causes a lot of Stress.

2. Perform the duties without attachments & insistence on particular results. Accept the results gracefully, gratefully.

3. Spend sometime in doing pranayama.

4. Follow the Moderation-Yoga. Moderation in food, sleep, speech, exercise, recreation & meditation eliminates stress.

5. There is nothing which is more purifying than Knowledge. Clarity in Thinking about the roles that we are playing and the Essential Reality that we are is important.

6. Faith in the Higher Reality is a great
  

source of strength. A man is what his faith is. As the faith so will be our desires, thoughts and action.

7. Few minutes of Prayers & Meditation daily, go a long way in building up reserves of Peace and happiness within.

Just when the war of Mahabharata was to begin, Arjuna, the greatest archer of his times, breaks down when he sees Bhishma, Drona and other ‘relatives.’ Physically he was shivering & sweating. He could not hold his bow – Gandiva. His mouth was parched. His skin was burning. He had tears in his eyes. Emotionally he was overcome with attachment. Intellectually he was deluded about his duty. This stress is the Arjuna-disease each one of us go through when faced with a challenge. Bhagavad Gita is the Krishna-cure for this disease. After listening to Gita, Arjuna regained his clarity & strength

                     
   


Modern psychology says that there should be ‘healthy stress’ in life, which motivates one towards action. Indian Masters say that all stress is unhealthy and one can be totally stress-free. The Sthita-Prajna lakshana in the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita mentions the characteristics of a person who is completely free from Stress.

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Time Management
   

“Plan out your work. Work out your plan.”

The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your time management. Time is the currency of the 21st century. Some tips to Tame Your Time:

1. High Priority Tasks:

“O Bharata, there are tasks, where the investment is small, the returns are high. Hope you identify such High Priority Tasks.”– Sri Rama’s advice to his brother, Valmiki Ramayana 2:100:19. Stephen Covey calls it First things first. Never give-in to urgency syndrome, neglecting what is truly important.

2. Most important 2 words for Time management are: No and Now

For action – ‘Now’ is the time. Never procrastinate.

For distraction – ‘No’ is the right word.– Valmiki Ramayana 2:100:19

3. The Bhagavad Gita in Ch.6 Verse 17 says – “Moderation is the best policy.” Moderation in food, sleep, action & meditation increases one’s efficiency and alertness. Fatigue and illness are major time-wasters.

             
   
The Ashrama system of Indian culture helps one to plan the time of one’s life. Assuming that one would live for 100 years, they divided life-span into 4 quarters. First 25 years – student life, next 25 – household life, next 25 years – Retired life, last 25 years – life of a renunciate. Whatever be the life span, we find that this pattern of living is universally applicable in any era.
   

India has given to the world the smallest measure of time called as ‘krati.’ It is 34,000th of a second. The biggest measure of time is also given by India, called as One Kalpa – 4.32 Billion years i.e One cycle of creation or age of the Universe.
Indians were also the pioneers in discovering timelessness – how to transcend the relative realm of time & space and discover infinity.

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Fear Management
   

FEAR – False Emotion Appears Real

1. Understand the Law of Karma – “As you sow. So you reap.” We get what we deserve. No one can give us what we don’t. No one can take away what we deserve.

2. Vairagya Shatakam says- Detachment alone leads to fearlessness. Attachment causes fear of losing the object of attachment.

3. Mundaka Upanishad says- Honesty and noble virtues give us inner strength and fearlessness.

4. Bhagawad Gita says - “O son of Kunti! Go and declare to the world that my devotee shall never perish.” Faith in a Higher Power makes one fearless.

5. Bhagawad Gita says - Even a little bit of prayers, meditation, giving up insistence on results etc. releases one from fear.

6. Bhagawad Gita says - It is better to die doing one’s own duties according to one’s temperaments.
7. Taittiriya Upanishad says - Where ever there is duality, there is fear. In Non-duality alone there is fearlessness.

8. Bhagawad Gita says - The weapons cannot cleave the Soul, fire cannot burn It, water cannot wet It, wind cannot dry It.” Contemplating on such verses as above from chapter 2 of the Geeta, from Upanishads etc. liberates one from fear of death.
   
Four Levels of fear are:

Biological Fear: Fear of being hurt physically, of wild animals, of old age, death etc

Emotional Fear: losing one’s possessions & relationships, rejection, loneliness etc.

Intellectual Fear: fear of failure, criticism, ideas not being accepted etc.

Spiritual Fear: Fear of the Unknown, of the Spiritual Self

Ignorance is the root cause of all fears. Knowledge is power and makes one fearless at all levels.


“Be Fearless. Be Bold. One who cannot meet death, face to face is not fit for immortality.”

– Swami Vivekananda

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